Mr. Speaker, please note that the extreme cold weather sleeping bag system is not a replacement for the general purpose sleeping bag system; it is complementary. To better support operations in all weather conditions, the Canadian Armed Forces is expanding the thermal protection of the general purpose sleeping bag system with the addition of an alternative inner bag, the extreme cold sleeping bag, into its sleep system.
In response to (a), Public Services and Procurement Canada, on behalf of the Department of National Defence, received six bids from five bidders. Following the bid evaluation process, a contract was awarded to Fellfab Limited of Hamilton, Ontario, on June 4, 2025.
In response to (b), the details of the resulting contract are as follows. The amount is $1,782,008.30. The vendor is Fellfab Limited of Hamilton, Ontario. The date and duration are as follows: The contract was awarded on June 4, 2025, including optional quantities and special sizes to be ordered for up to 84 months from contract award. The description of the goods or services provided is as follows: extreme cold weather sleeping bag systems. The contract was awarded through a competitive bidding process.
In response to (c), Logistik Unicorp Incorporated was the only company contracted for the general purpose sleeping bag system with the following details: the amount of $34,824,728.23, current total estimated contract value; the vendor, Logistik Unicorp Incorporated of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec; the date and duration, contract awarded September 26, 2019, for a period of five years; the description of the goods or services provided, general purpose sleeping bag system; the contract was awarded through a competitive bidding process.
In response to (d), the extreme cold weather sleeping bag system's products will be manufactured in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
In response to (e), the contract has a firm quantity of 1,000 units, with a possible additional optional quantity of 9,000 units and as-and-when requested special sizes in quantities of 20 units.